Vardan Melikyan is a National Facilitator with the NBSAP Accelerator Partnership, supporting Armenia in advancing implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and strengthening coordination across biodiversity-related policies and actors. With 20 years of experience in biodiversity and forest policy, environmental governance, and climate change adaptation, Vardan has worked with government institutions, including as a Deputy Minister of Environment of Armenia, UNDP, UNEP, FAO, ADB, civil society and local communities in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Uzbekistan to support inclusive, country-driven planning processes. In this role, Vardan supports national coordination processes, stakeholder engagement and capacity-building activities, helping translate global biodiversity commitments into practical, context-specific action at national and subnational levels.